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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Ian Parker

Pep Guardiola holds hands up after much-changed Man City lose in Europe

Pep Guardiola got his team selection wrong (Martin Rickett/PA) -

Pep Guardiola admitted he made “too many changes” as he took the blame for Manchester City’s 2-0 Champions League defeat at home to Bayer Leverkusen.

Guardiola sprung a surprise by swapping out 10 players from the weekend’s 2-1 defeat at Newcastle, leaving Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and Gianluigi Donnarumma among others on a star-studded bench.

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